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English Wheat Crop Ruined.

LONDON. July 25.-The Mark Lane
cypress review of the British grain
trade for the week says: Continued
drouth is rapidly maturing the wheat
Part of the wheat is already cut. If
dry weather holds, the whole crop
will be harvested and thrown on the
market, and prices will decline to
zero. On the other hand, if rain sets
in, the grain will have chance of be-
ing converted into pigs feed, this will
result in squirt of trade, but there is
wheat enough in the world to again
bring values even below the present
level. The English wheat grower
stands irretrievably ruined whether
his wheat goes straight to market or
to the rats. The trade is sick unto
death.
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The Champion lncuba,or-Eggs Hatched
BY the Heat Wave.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 2S.-A novel
sight was witnessed here yesterday
as result of the high temperature
of the past three weeks. Some time
ago firm received consignment of
eggs packed in boxes after the usu
al manner The eggs were placed
in storage, and yesterday morning
the consignee had occasion to open
the case. When the lid was remov-
ed the low call of chicks sounded in
his ears. One entire layer of eggs
was found Matching out and in few
minutes after the eggs were brought
light fifteen we'll developed cor
phans" picked their way through the
shells. Another layer of eggs began
to hatch out about noon, and it now
looks as though the entire consign-
ment will hatch.
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BURGLARS entered the tailor empo-
rum of Mr.. &. G.. Boon, on Saturday
night, and made away with some 500
worth of fall goods, including several
suits. An entrance was gained from
the rear of the building. The thieves
intended to burn the place also, for a
lamp was found, with the wick burnt
far down, placed in such position with
relation to the surrounding, as to east
ly ignite the goods. Fortunately, this
part of the program was not successful
The loss is quite severe, and we hope
the vigilance Of the police may yes
bring the burglars to justice.
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Low RATES TO THE SEAsHoRE.-
The Passenger Department of the
Baltimore and Ohio r. r., announce,
that from this date, and until Octo-
Der the lst, they will sell excursion
tickets from Martinsburg to Allan
tic City at $1,000, and to Cape May
and Ocean City at $ll.40 respective
lv. via Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia. The tickets will be
valid tor return passage until Octo
Der 3lst, and good for stop-eff at
any intermediate point on the B. &
o., Lines. These extremely low rat.
es and important privileges will be
highly appreciated, and a great
many will avail themselves of this
opportunity to visit these famous re-
sorts. A more delightful trip could
mott he desired during the Summer
months. j 30, 2t
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WE should have said last week that
Engineer Shaffer pumped 400, 900 gal
Ions of water at the water-works in ten
hours day. He pumped over 10O,-
600 in the last hour. The engineer
gives practical idea when he says that
the water supplying the town is made
warmer by the waste caused by thought
less people. The water near town is
real cool, but when so much Is wasted,
in order to supply the demand, the big
springs main must be opened, which at
once heats the otherwise cool water OF
the town spring. Some persons turn
on their bydrants and let the water run
for ten minutes, to get cool drink.
He says il only about one bucket is al
lowed to run off, the water will be cold
and cleaner. Think over these facts.
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A Crisis Impending.
THE PREDICTION MADE BY A NEW YORK
BANKER.

4
BANKER.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
A New York banker made a pre-
diction that is well worthy of imme-
date consideration. He fears that
unless the Treasury Department does
something to put some money in cir
culatioh financial crisis will be up
on the country as soon as the new
wheat crop begins to move. At pres
emit, he says, there is no immediate
pressure, but in September there will
come an enormous demand from the
west-a demand that cannot be met
except by the Importation of gold or
by the sale of United States bonds.
He said "Any attempt at relief by
anticipating interest will be failure,
as a good deal of the money would
not come to New York. the money
centre, where it is most required. To
attempt relief by depositing large
amounts of money with discussing
officers or with national banks, with
out Notwithstanding which it is
claimed by some the Secretary of
the Treasury has the power to do
is fraught with danger, admitting
that he has such power. Take, for
instance, the case of the Fidelity
National Bank of Cincinnati. Its
credit was as good as many others
doing business to-day. Money de-
posted in that bank by the govern
ment without collateral would have
been total loss He says that the
fear of opposition from the west is
without foundation, because no one
can object to the governments retir-
ing it's own obligations at saving
of 2 per cent. a year, instead of pro-
ducing a tight money market by
holding the money in its treasury.
There can be no question that some
method of relief must be decided up
on long before Congress shall have
had the opportunity to interfere.
The present lack of cash is felt by
every class, from the actual work
man up, except perhaps the million
aire lenders, who are holding their
money back for further stringency
of the money market. 1t seems to
be fair assumption that these lend
ers will loosen their purse strings as
soon as government relief seems i'm
miuent, and that the market will
have two sources of benefit. The
final solution lies with the few Dem
ocratic members of the House of
Representatives whose obstinacy or
stupidity inspired them to oppose
every rational suggestion for unload
ing the treasury.
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Queer Titles For Sermons.
From the Pittsburg Times.

From the Pittsburg Times.
The Rev. J. B. Koehne, pastor OF
Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
Sixth avenue, last Sunday night COM
menced series of sermons, the title
of each being one of the expressions
often heard on the street. "Damn
it" was the title of last nights dis
course, and the users of that and sim
liar profane expressions were handled
withoutgloves, the subject of the other
sermons 80 far as determined upon by
Mr. Koehne will be How Is the Score
He Held an Ace Full" "Fow
Was the Show" "Who Is That New
Grip HAS She just Struck the
City," "Let Us Have Game Of
pool" "Are You Trying to Make a
NASH"
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hearing before Justice Harbaugh,
and has secured David w. Sloane,
one of our best criminal. lawyers.
Death Of an Eccentric Character.

A special from Bonham, Texas,
says "Tom Bean, the wealthiest,
one of the Oldest, and altogether the
most eccentric of the residents of
the residents Of this county, died
here surrounded by negroes with
whom he had lived for many years.
Mr.. Bean came here in Is40 or 1912
as surveyor, and while lands we're
cheap and surveyors scarce, he sur
veyed on shares, thereby securing
thousands of acres Of the most valu-
able land in Fannin county and
North Texas. He lived in poverty
and seclusion, being an old bachelor,
and never sold foot of land except
for the payment of tax. His net es-
tate is estimated at 81 100000. He
claimed to have no relatives. He
is supposed to have been about 10
years old. An old, musty Bible was
found with the ages of his negroes
set down, but no record of his birth
or his family history has been found.
If a will is found it is believed that
his property will be left to negroes"
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the new church will be laid with Ma
sonic ceremonies on the 18th of Au-
gust. OBSERVER.
Good Results in every Case.

D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer of
Chattanooga. Tenn, writes that he was SER
iously afflicted with severe cold that set
tied on his lungs: had tried many remedies
without benefit. Being induced to try DR..
King New Discovery for Consumption, did
so and was entirely cured by use of few
bottles Since which time he has used 1t in
his family for all Coughs ann Colds with
best results. This is the experience of thou
sands whose lives have been saved by this
Wonderful Discovery.
Trial bottles free at G. Williams, Jr., h
Bros. Drug Store. Large Bottles ST.
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CORRESPONDENCE
SOUTH opEQuoN.


Plenty of rain, good growing sea-
son and plenty of hot weather.
Another cyclone struck this Sec
ton on Monday, 18th, and demol-
ished fences, trees, wheat racks and
hay stacks.
Mill Creek got on big bust on
last Monday night, and carried off
Bridges dam.
The Three Run Sunday School
picnic will be held on Saturday,
Aug. 9Th, in Capt. J. Enters Grove.
Everybody is most cordially invited
to attend.
The potato bug is taking care of
the late potatoes.
The trustees of the Three Run
School have engaged Miss E. Kyner
as teacher for the next session.
Market Quotation, Butter, 10 cts;
Eggs, l25 cts; Chickens, 10 cts; Po-
tatoes, rs cts per bushel.
While tearing down the protes.
tant church in Smithfeld last week,
seven persons were badly injured.
Rev. Randolph Anderson had his
thigh broken, and is now in a very
critical condition.
Old Dave, the celebrated family
horse of L. Ell. Kearfoot, died last
week in the Goth year of his age.
LITTLE SHAVER.
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Mn. BLAINE's SUDDEN REsoIvE.--A
special dispatch to the Chicago News
from Bulge of Earne, Scotland, says:
On Monday Mr.. Blaine suddenly de-
termined to close his foreign tour and
return at once to America. He finally
consented to make tour of the Tro-
sachs on Sunday next with his family,
but insisted that after that time he
would take the next convenient steem-
err home. He declared that he would
start for New York within two
weeks.n
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The outrages upon American fish
ermen have commenced again upon
the Canadian coast. None of those
committed last year have yet been
atoned for, and a new series is to be
added to the score. Thirteen Ameri-
cans are no,o prisoners on Prince
Edwards Island. An American
fishing vessel, with its entire crew,
is held at Shelburne. Is this ad-
ministration aware of this fact? A
peremptory demand. couched in un-
mistakable language, should, be
made for the release of all these par
ties, and that no more of them
should occur. Such demand made
in suitable language, would have the
desired effect. 1t does not comport
with the horror of the dignity of this
great nation to treat upon any sub
feet while its citizens are held as
prisoners or their property is being
seized.
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Color Line in Schools.
PENALTY FOR ANY TEACHER TO TEACH A
CoLoRED CHILD


ATLANTA, GA, July 27.-The edu-
cational committee of the house and
senate in joint session last evening
reported in favor of the Glenn bill,
which makes it a penalty for any
teacher to teach white child in col
ored school or colored child in a
white school, the schools being kept
separate by a constitutional law of
the state. The preliminary discus
sion of the bill has created consider
able excitement in the north. It's
passage is accepted here as the fixed
policy of the state. There was little
discussion in the committee. Every
white man voted for the bill, the two
colored members of the committee
voting adversely.
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MIDDLEWAY.

The most exciting affair that our
town has witnessed for years, occur
red on the 22nd. The work of TAX
ing down the Methodist Protestant
Church, preparatory to building a
new one, which was commenced the
day before, was in progress, when
without warning girder broke in
the middle and crashed through the
ceiling, precipitating three men to
the floor, distance Of seventeen
feet, and inficting serious injuries
upon r. G. Anderson, who had his
right LEG broken above the knee and
was badly bruised about the head,
face, sides and arms. Drs. Davis and
Evans were hastily summoned, the
wounded man was carefully attended
to by them, and was borne to his
home, about mile from town, where
all that the attention of his family
and the skill Of his physicians can
accomplish is being done to relieve
his sufferings and restore him to
health. The physicians report fav-
orably of his case. Bert Brining al
so sustained severe injuries to his
feet, but is now able to be about
with the aid of crutches. K. j..
Lewis was badly bruised, but is rap
idly getting better. The crash was
heard over nearly all the town, and
called outa large crowd of people. AS
soon as the wreck was cleared away
the work was resumed by other hands,
but in the afternoon another girder
broke, another crash followed, and
four or FIVE men were thrown down.
but fortunately the gallery caught
them, and although Henry Nicely,
Jas. Owens, g. II. Kearns, and Wal
ter Barnes received injuries yet none
of them were of serious nature,
and all are able to be out. The work
of demolition has since been pushed
with care, and the corner stone OF
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Tennessee has two streams called
Daddy and Nanny creeks, they were
named away back when the State was
first settled. A husband and wife rid
ing along on horseback began quar-
reling and when they arrived at the
first stream the former soundly cuff
edhis wife. He then named the stream
Daddy creek. They logged along still
quarreling till they came to the sec
ond creek when the woman picked up
the limb of tree and felled her com
panion and triumphantly named the
water Nanny creek.
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HEDGESyILLE.

Late arrivals are ex Congressman
Kelly and wife, c. G. Crawford, E.
G. Williams, Mrs. Morgan and TAM
lily, Mrs. VIM T. Nadenbousch and
Misses March.
The most violent and destructive
storm visited this village on Mon
day eve last ever known to the old
est residents, destroying much valu
able property in its course.
Rev. j. o. Dorsey filled the APP
pointment of Rev. Mason at Shep-
herpstown on Sunday last.
Miss Alice Hanna has gone to
Frederick county, Md, for examina-
ton preparatory TO entering upon
her school duties in September.
The corporation authorities are
zealously endeavoring to remedy
some of the destructive effects of the
last storm upon the streets.
Mr.. Stephen Tabb and sister have
been sojourning with Mr.. J. W. Tabb
in the Back Creek Valley.
There will be picnic at Toma
hawk ON Saturday next where the
young people can practice the light
fantastic and old ones too if they
so desire.
A large attendance of clergy and
people from distance will attend
the services Of the M. E. Church
south, the coming month.
Miss Kyner from the valley Of
Virginia, is visiting her sister, Mrs
C. Nj. Brown. REPORTER.
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An end to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, H..
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know it. Have had
ru ming sore on my leg for eight years my
doctors told me 1 would have to have the
bone scraped or leg amputated. used, in
stead, three bottles of Electric Bitters and
seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and my
ep is now sound and we'll"
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a
bottle andBucklen's Arnica Saive at csc.
per box by E, @. Williams, Jr, & Bro.
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PROF. LUsCoMB is struck on the fine
looking fellows in the city band and is
having each members picture taken-
The professor has taken charge of a
music class in one of the Winchester
seminaries.
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Hope on, hope ever" How many del
icate ladies there are who while they attend
10 their daily duties, do so with aching
heads, sense Of fullness. pain in the back
and depressed spirits. who are ''only keeping
about, 'as the phrase is. Some day they
ego into decline, and leave their children
motherless. To each we would say, "Chesr
up" Timely use of DR.. Pierce's "Favorite
Prescription" corrects all female irregulari-
ties weaknesses, and kindred affection easily,
pleasantly aid quickly.
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Mr.. F. VERNON ALER, editor ofthe
Daily Gazette, and Charles Lewis,
colored youth, were arrested and
brought before Mayor Lambert, on
Thursday evening, charged with dis
turbing the peace by fighting on
Queen street. The former was fined
$500 and the latter $500.
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The snow banked up on the Court.
House pavement should be removed i'm
mediately. the recent freeze has made
it slippery and someone may accidently
fall and cripple himself.
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PATRoNIzE the merchants who adj
vertise In the INDEPENDENT. They
are all business men, and worthy OF
your patronage.
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The Williamsport Transcript has
new dress Of type and looks as bright as
a new dollar. Bro. Richards is giving
the people of Washington county pa
per worthy Of their intelligence and
support. Shake, Harry.
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The agreeable rains which have fall
en- almost daily this week have been
blessing to heat-oppressed humanity.
SERVICE In all the churches to-mor-
row Sunday
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EDWARD LUCAs,of North Mountain,
claims to have reaped AZ acres of wheat
in two days with Deering binder
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AND now the Moorefield Eraminer
says it don't believe our snake story,
published two weeks ago. That is al.
right, we don't pretend to believe it
either.
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Mr.. Ed RUTLEDGE has entered the
G. v. II. r. service as telegraph opera.
tor. Success to you, Edward.
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The front gate will get rest, now
that moonlight is shedding its lustre
over the land
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"sHAFFER's Special Wheat Conn
pound the great wheat and grass produc
er has been reduced to S25 per ton TO meet
the low price Of grain
ct. &. Nj. SHAFFER d son.
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PAvEMENTs pavements The coun-
Gil feels proud of our pavements. Rats
SCORPIONS II MAD DOGSill
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THE ice cream poison scare has not
reached Martinsburg. Even If it should,
the girls would say "I(ce)scream ~
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A man named Bicketts, aged
twenty-five years, native of Vir-
ginia, attempted to swim across the
canal near Point OF Rocks last Sun
day and was drowned.
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THE first man was Adam and the
first mosquito must have been Adam
nuisance
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There is cave on the Middlefork
River, near Halls Mills, that is said
to contain arsenic, saltpetre, salts
and alum. 1t is said to be quite an
extensive one.
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THE early apple is sceoped-np in the
market.
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The youngster with the stumped toe
longs for the slippery winter pavements.
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ONE month and school begins.
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BASS fishing is reported to be good,
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LOCAL JOTTINGS.

TEACHERS examination today.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-05-28

Mrs. N. p. McChesney. OF jackson, Tenn,
y here on o visit TO her brother, Joe NJ.
rowlkes and family. Also haJ. II. A.
Fowlkes and wife, (the father and mother) OF
81. Louis, are the guest OF the family.
-Messrs. e. y. Reeves and Martin Gross at
tended the Grange Speaking and basket
dlnnM In Trenton "wednesday. DIR. Clardy,
Master OF the Kentucky State Grange and
Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, made the speeches.
Miss Natalie Bloch, Mr.. Simon Biochs
lovely little daughter has returned nom
school at Louisville. where she has been the
past session. She was Obliged 10 come home
on account OF sickness before the close OF the
school. 1909 4NNt tti
-Messrs. Fred Williams and Clip Cunning
ham, went up to see Mr.. Henry Williams
near Guthrie, Sunday to take LESSONS in
strawberry culture, or rather to learn uncle
Henry how To store strawberries packed In
cream and give him few pointers on fish
ing. ta.5.- = NJ.
Elder Ben II. Coulter, OF Los Angels, Cal
ifornia, has been here during the past week
on visit 10 his brothers. Mr.. Coulter was
looking fresh and better than we ever saw
him. lie must however, be quite sore now,
from the man hearty shakings received from
old time friends. Mr.. Coulter was for many
years a promlnant merchant and leading
enterprising spirit In GAINESVILLE, and his
many warm friends are always glad TO meet
him. llltL Ut ffItI ~ 'fIi
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Mr.. JOHN BRADLEY & Son, have
started their brick machine near the
passenger depot, and are manufacture
ing splendid lot of brick, and the
cheapest ever sold in the market.
They have gone down below the
snrface to the red clay which makes
very hard red brick. The machine
molds seventy per minute and presses
in one and quarter pounds more
dirt than the hand mold. In a few
days they expect to have their stone
crusher, through which the dry dirt
will first pass, grinding every little
pebble or stone to powder, which
will make the brick still better. The
new house Of Mr.. ]. r, Sensing, cor
ner First and Commerce streets, now
going up, is made Of these brick and
shows up the material well. With
this new enterprisein full blast, there
will be no scarcity Of brick this year.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-05-28

THE Vicksburg Southrons and the
Memphis Zouaves refused to march
next to the "colored troops" in the
Washington parade. Capt. Searles
charges that DeLeon, the secretary,
wrote to him "that we would not be
associated in any way with the
coolored troops.
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Postponed.

1t is thought best by our relations
to postpone our Family Reunion un-
til next year, please SO ahnouce it in
your valued paper. With the hope
that the reunions of the Forts, Rad
fords, johnson, Killebrew, Metcalfes
and Others win be many in this life
and more above, am yours truly,
.fNtff ". M. METCALFE.
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THE bills are out for Sam Jones to
speak in GAINESVILLE on the 7th of
June. He is the man who goes the
whole length of the platform and
prohibits tobacco as well as whisky,
round dances, striped pants and base
ball. The artist with his paste bucket
and large oil paintings will illumi-
nate the fences in due time.